People, Dec. 15, 1952

British humorist and onetime M.P. Sir Alan P. Herbert, who recently
wrote letters to editors suggesting that harsher punishment should fit
the crime of burglary, interviewed a prospective cook who told him that
she was not only adept in the kitchen but was most interested in
re-reading some of his books. He hired her. After serving one meal, she
left, taking with her A.P.'s family silver. Said the police later: the
cook, better known as "Mary Jane," had a record of bilking some 50
other households in much the same way. Said...